Day: October 8, 2008

October 8
2008

Japanese Yen Breaks Past 100 per Dollar

The Japanese yen demonstrated a breakthrough growth against almost all major currencies today as the stocks tumbled globally and traders sought the «safe haven» assets. The yen broke through the 100 per U.S. dollar mark for the first time since April this year. The yen also rose significantly against the euro and the pound today. It reached the lowest […]

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October 8
2008

Dollar Falls for Second Day as U.S. Markets Not Revived by Rescue Plan

EUR/USD currency pair is growing for the second day in a row today after the Federal Reserve and the major central banks cut the interest rates to provide additional help to the tumbling markets. Fed cut the interest rate from 2% to 1.5%, Bank of England — from 5% to 4.5%, European Central Bank — from 4.25% to 3.75%, Bank of Canada — from 3% to 2.5% and Swiss National Bank — from 2.75% to 2.50%. This didn’t influence dollar much — it continued to fall despite […]

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